Why does a purple line appear on the screen when using front facing camera?

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Purple line appears on screen when using front facing camera

The front facing camera produces a purple line through the top middle of my display and when I snap a photo it remains. Is this hardware? I tested it with the google camera app as well. This is a Samsung Galaxy S6

 

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Re: Purple line appears on screen when using front facing camera

The front facing camera produces a purple line through the top middle of my display and when I snap a photo it remains. Is this hardware? I tested it with the google camera app as well. This is a Samsung Galaxy S6

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You could have a defective from camera. You can try to take it back and get it swapped out for another one.